School health programme aimed at providing primary medical treatment and health education to school children is in disarray and barely operational, according to a senior official of the directorate general of health services. Since its inception in 1951, the coverage of school health programme has not expanded,
Month: May 2012
Danger lurks on roads
Wild driving inspired by poor enforcement of traffic rules and soft penalty have made the highways across the country and the streets of the capital death traps. Fifteen people died in road accidents across the country yesterday alone. Last year, the number of road casualty in the country was 2,467 while the number of the
A sacrifice and a family in trouble
Ten-year-old Tanvir was sitting in front of his computer, looking at his father’s photo set as desktop background. “I try to find him in his photograph,” said the boy, a class-four student of Manipur High School’s Rupnagar branch. He got the computer as a gift from his father a few days before the last Eid-ul-Fitr. Tanvir’s ... Read more
Tremor jolts Bangladesh
A moderate earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale yesterday jolted the capital and other parts of the country. A good number of structures in different areas of the country shook heavily due to the tremor that hit around 6.41pm when people out to the street in panic. However, there was no immediate report of damage or
Pybus gives green signal to BCB
Former Pakistani coach Richard Pybus is almost certain to replace Australian Stuart Law as the head coach of the Bangladesh national team after he was satisfied with the available facilities and a fruitful discussion with the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Friday. The Englishman arrived in the capital on Thursday evening to hold talks with the
Zimbabwe in June, Ireland in July
The Tigers have good news in the form of on-field action next month and in July as they have received positive feedbacks from both Zimbabwe Cricket and Cricket Ireland. They go into the training camp from May 16 to prepare for what looks like a tri-series against Zimbabwe and South Africa that starts in Harare ... Read more
Sachin Tendulkar features on Time magazine cover
Sachin Tendulkar’s super-human feats have earned him the title of “The God of Cricket” from his fans around the world. Time magazine’s latest issue – which is scheduled to go on the stands on May 11, 2012 – features him on the cover with the same title. This is the second time he would feature ... Read more
Over Tk 100cr tax anomalies found
Destiny Group Over Tk 100cr tax anomalies found 5 more bank accounts frozen The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has detected anomalies of over Tk 100 crore in tax and VAT dodging by two concerns of the Destiny Group, officials said. Destiny Tree Plantation was found to have dodged tax over Tk 70 crore while ... Read more
Bangladesh set for slower growth
UN report sees 6.6pc GDP growth, troubled exports Bangladesh faces a year of slowing growth, partly caused by contraction in exports due to the eurozone crisis, an annual United Nations report warned yesterday. Economic growth may slow slightly to 6.6 percent in 2012 from 6.7 percent last year, the UN’s Economic and Social Commission for ... Read more
Stocks skyrocket as concern over legal battle eases
Dhaka stocks skyrocketed on Thursday after two days of sharp fall as one of the writ petitioners withdrew his case that was filed challenging the mandatory shareholding rule for listed company directors. DGEN, the benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, gained 3.57 per cent, or 175.02 points, to close at 5,076.62 points
Pybus arrives for interview
Newell, Greatbatch also on Tigers coaches’ shortlist The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has narrowed down the national team head coach’s shortlist to three candidates, and is likely to make their choice very shortly as one of the front-runners arrived here last night. Richard Pybus, the English coach who is based in South Africa, is in ... Read more
Siddik lifts title with ease
Country’s ace golfer Siddikur Rahman clinched the title of the bti International Golf Championship with ease after he finished with a total score of 13-under-par 275 at the Kurmitola Golf Club on Thursday. Siddik started the fourth and final day of the Tk 15 lakh event with a handy lead of five strokes and he ... Read more
Farashganj stun Muktis
Farashganj Sporting Club’s new recruit Henry Chindo scored the winner to help his team come out of the relegation zone with a 1-0 win over title contenders Muktijoddha Sangsad KC in the Bangladesh Premier League on Thursday. Defending champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club came from behind to draw
Nasir finally gets Candian visa
Bangladesh’s all-rounder Nasir Hossain was finally granted a Canadian visa under special arrangement to play in an exhibition match in Toronto on Saturday. Earlier, the Canadian High Commission in Dhaka had denied Nasir the visa he sought to play the KAT ROSE Twenty20 Cricket All-Star Exhibition match for the Asia XI against International XI at
Brad Pitt To Endorse Women’s Fragrance
Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt has shocked one and all by deciding to endorse a woman’s fragrance. The Mr and Mrs Smith star will lend his much talked about charisma to promote Chanel No.5, the bestselling fragrance from the house of Chanel. Brad will be the first male celebrity endorser for Chanel that has previously been ... Read more
EU presses for talks
Says political unrest sending devastating signal to investors abroad Bangladesh’s image abroad faces a serious crisis because of political violence, hartals, corruption and disappearances, European Union envoys said yesterday. They said incidents of street violence, killings and disappearances in Bangladesh give a negative signal to the outside world and discourage foreign investments in Bangladesh despite ... Read more
Bangladesh exposed to security risks
Says UK climate security envoy Visiting UK Climate Security Envoy Rear Admiral Neil Morisetti yesterday said Bangladesh, one of the most vulnerable countries to natural disasters, is also exposed to potential security risks. Such risks may come in the form of higher criminal activities and terrorism, said Morisetti, who was on a two-day visit in ... Read more
DU teacher reappears
Cops, colleagues bin his claim of abduction A Dhaka University teacher reappeared on his own at a Khagrachhari police Station yesterday, 42 hours after his alleged abduction from Dhaka, giving rise to more questions than answers. On his appearance at Dighinala Police Station around 1:30pm, Nuruddin Alo, a lecturer of political science department, claimed to ... Read more
Huge audiences enjoy Tagore songs at Chhayanaut
A jampacted audience enjoyed timeless Tagore songs performed by the talented singers on Tuesday at the Chhayanaut auditorium. Chhayanaut Sangeskritik Kendrea organised the two-day Rabindra-Utsab celebrating the Nobel Laureate poet’s 151st birth anniversary. The opening day programme of the festival began with a group dance recital by Chhayanaut artistes
Dhaka Theatre stages indigenous tinged Tempest in London
Global Shakespeare Dhaka Theatre stages indigenous tinged Tempest in London John Farndon Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” is an extraordinary play. Written at a time when Britain had barely begun to embark on its colonial age, “The Tempest” ends with the exiled Duke Prospero choosing to end his rule over the natives of some distant isle and ... Read more